Help:Nice Concrete Pin Workshop, No Electricity

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Just started leasing a home with a with a nice concrete building
behind it. I want to make this my gameroom/pin palace, but there is no
electricity. It is wired for it, but it was cut years ago when the
owners did some remodeling. the concrete build actually once served as
the wife's hair salon so plenty of outlets, but no juice. Since I may
be moving out of here in a year or two what would be the best thing to
do? Run extension cords underground? I have no idea...I will have a
total of 6 em pinballs outthere as well as othe odds and
ends..Suggestions please..

 

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Newpinguy wrote:
> Just started leasing a home with a with a nice concrete building
> behind it. I want to make this my gameroom/pin palace, but there is no
> electricity. It is wired for it, but it was cut years ago when the
> owners did some remodeling. the concrete build actually once served as
> the wife's hair salon so plenty of outlets, but no juice. Since I may
> be moving out of here in a year or two what would be the best thing to
> do? Run extension cords underground? I have no idea...I will have a
> total of 6 em pinballs outthere as well as othe odds and
> ends..Suggestions please..

What is out there for a circuit panel? Anything?

OK, 6 EM pinballs = about 12-15 amps plus lighting (~500W) is going to
be almost a full 20 amps of power at 120V. You might have a 120/240V
panel which you would have to feed with a 240V circuit.

IF you can get away with a single 120V circuit- run 2 conductor #10
wire with a bare ground which is rated for direct buried applications.
Feed with a single pole 30A breaker.

IF you need 240V to feed an existing panel- run 3 conductor #12 (or
#10) wire with bare ground which is rated for direct buried
applications. Feed with a double pole 20A (or 30A) breaker (

Direct buried wire like "romex" is often grey in color. You are going
to have to bury this 20+" down if you want to meet code. Check local
codes to make sure you do this without killing anyone. Feed from the
main panel in the house.

Sounds like you could use some help with this.

Kirb

 

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Unless your are experience in that sort of work, I would suggest
getting an electrician to do the job or at least help. Since the
building is already pre-wired it should not be too expensive to have it
tied in. Definately not extension cords underground either.

Also, there may be a reason the electricity was disconnected. Maybe
the main breaker panel in the house was overloaded following the
remodeling? That is probably not the case since hair salons can draw a
lot of power for dryers and water heaters, but think safety first...

John

 

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Since you don't own it, I'd suggest you run a couple of 20 amp circuits
thru conduit and leave it on the surface. Digging it in is a hassle. Do
you have to mow the grass? Is there a route to the building that is not
in the way?

I'd do whatever is the least effort, least expensive, temporary
solution. Something you can remove in a hurry when you leave. Just keep
it safe.

On the other hand.... the wiring is already there... maybe you can just
find it and hook it back up.

Terry.

 

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i've only seen a bunch of digital pics of the place, my girlfriend is
actually there looking at it, I guess i won't know truly what i'm
dealing with until i arrive. The landlord just told her that the house
and "shop" were allconnected and that the owner tore down the
connecting part of house so that the shop would be independent of the
house; maybe for tax reasons? i dunno..i'll post with more info as soon
as i know something else.

 

[Andy]

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I had a guy come out and run a heavy duty wire from my house electric panel
to a sub-panel he installed for me in my building. We dug a trench under
ground (about 1' or so if you're aiming for code). A lot safer and better
than entension cords under ground. You don't want a fire!

Andy

"Newpinguy" <sethmundy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Just started leasing a home with a with a nice concrete building
> behind it. I want to make this my gameroom/pin palace, but there is no
> electricity. It is wired for it, but it was cut years ago when the
> owners did some remodeling. the concrete build actually once served as
> the wife's hair salon so plenty of outlets, but no juice. Since I may
> be moving out of here in a year or two what would be the best thing to
> do? Run extension cords underground? I have no idea...I will have a
> total of 6 em pinballs outthere as well as othe odds and
> ends..Suggestions please..
>

 

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Run the wire in the air above the space between the two buildings. You
can safely do this if the wire will end up at least 10' in the air.
You CAN add a vertical post at either or both ends to get it high
enough. Remember, this cable will sag slightly in the summer, so
higher is better. No matter how close the buildings are, you should
run a guy wire to bear the weight of the cables.

You'll want to hire a professional to do this. I sense by your
"extension cords underground" comment that you're kind of
inexperienced with this kind of thing.

Good luck,

Craig




On 8 Sep 2005 08:01:55 -0700, "Newpinguy" <sethmundy@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Just started leasing a home with a with a nice concrete building
>behind it. I want to make this my gameroom/pin palace, but there is no
>electricity. It is wired for it, but it was cut years ago when the
>owners did some remodeling. the concrete build actually once served as
>the wife's hair salon so plenty of outlets, but no juice. Since I may
>be moving out of here in a year or two what would be the best thing to
>do? Run extension cords underground? I have no idea...I will have a
>total of 6 em pinballs outthere as well as othe odds and
>ends..Suggestions please..